Road crews had most major highways in the Tuscarawas Valley clear Wednesday morning following an early winter storm that dumped more than 6 inches of snow on some locations in the area.

Trucks were on the road in New Philadelphia on Tuesday battling the snow, said Service Director Jim Zucal. Crews got a break at about 4 p.m., and then worked through the bulk of the night to clear primary and secondary streets. By Wednesday morning, the major routes were clear.

Zucal noted that the snow was wetter than expected.

"We used quite a bit of salt," he said, estimating usage at between 150 and 200 tons.

Counting salt used, overtime pay for workers and wear and tear on equipment, Zucal said, "This has been an expensive storm for November."

In Dover, road crews worked through 11 p.m. Tuesday, took a break and then came back at 4 a.m. Wednesday to work on the streets, said Kenny Young, general services assistant superintendent.

Everything went well, and there were no breakdowns, he said.

"The guys did a great job in getting this stuff," he said Wednesday.

Uhrichsville Mayor Terry Culbertson said crews in his city were out at 4 a.m. Wednesday plowing streets. Workers cleared the major highways first.

"They're pretty well cleaned up," he said Wednesday.

Crews with the Ohio Department of Transportation worked around the clock since Monday to keep state highways and Interstate 77 open, according to Fred Wenger, administrator for Tuscarawas County with ODOT District 11.

"All in all, everything went really well," he said.

Tuesday evening, the state had 17 of its 21 trucks on the road, he said.

Wenger said ODOT used a lot of salt during the storm, but he didn't know exact amounts yet. The agency began the season with 10,100 tons of salt.

A dispatcher at the Ohio Highway Patrol post in New Philadelphia said 23 snow and ice-related crashes were reported Tuesday. Troopers investigated several crashes Tuesday morning, while a larger number were reported Tuesday evening and into Tuesday night.

No serious injuries were reported in any of the Tuesday crashes.

New Philadelphia police noted that six traffic crashes were reported Tuesday afternoon and evening, and there was one in Dover. Tuscarawas County Sheriff's deputies handled three snow-related crashes Tuesday.

Snowfall totals throughout the area varied widely, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.